Informative Speech on Titanic
Introduction A. Attention Getter: An American writer named Morgan Robertson once wrote a book called The Wreck of the Titan. The book was about an “unsinkable” ship called the Titan that set sail from England to New York with many rich and famous passengers on board. On its journey, the Titan hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sank. Many lives were lost because there were not enough lifeboats. So, what is so strange about this? Well, The Wreck of the Titan was written 14 years before the Titanic sank.
B. Reason to Listen: The sinking of the Titanic was one of the largest non-war related disasters in history, and it is important to be knowledgeable about the past.
C. Thesis Statement: From the disaster to the movie, the sinking of the Titanic remains one of the most famous tragedies in history.
D. Preview of Main Points: 1. First, I will discuss the Titanic itself. 2. Second, I will discuss the sinking of the ship. 3. Finally, I will discuss the movie that was made about the Titanic.
I. The Titanic was thought to be the largest, safest, most luxurious ship ever built. A. At the time of her launch, she was the biggest existing ship and the largest moveable object ever built. 1. According to Geoff Tibbals, in his 1997 book The Titanic: The extraordinary story of the “unsinkable” ship, the Titanic was 882 feet long and weighed about 46,000 tons or a remarkable 101,412,640 pounds. 2. This was 100 feet longer and 15,000 tons heavier tha the world’s current largest ships. 3. Thresh stated in Titanic: The truth behind the disaster, published in 1992 that the Titanic accommodated around 2,345 passengers and 860 crew-members.
B. The beautiful accommodations of the Titanic were decorated and furnished with only the finest items. 1. Quote ship builders 92’ Thresh titanc “Everything has
B. Reason to Listen: The sinking of the Titanic was one of the largest non-war related disasters in history, and it is important to be knowledgeable about the past.
C. Thesis Statement: From the disaster to the movie, the sinking of the Titanic remains one of the most famous tragedies in history.
D. Preview of Main Points: 1. First, I will discuss the Titanic itself. 2. Second, I will discuss the sinking of the ship. 3. Finally, I will discuss the movie that was made about the Titanic.
I. The Titanic was thought to be the largest, safest, most luxurious ship ever built. A. At the time of her launch, she was the biggest existing ship and the largest moveable object ever built. 1. According to Geoff Tibbals, in his 1997 book The Titanic: The extraordinary story of the “unsinkable” ship, the Titanic was 882 feet long and weighed about 46,000 tons or a remarkable 101,412,640 pounds. 2. This was 100 feet longer and 15,000 tons heavier tha the world’s current largest ships. 3. Thresh stated in Titanic: The truth behind the disaster, published in 1992 that the Titanic accommodated around 2,345 passengers and 860 crew-members.
B. The beautiful accommodations of the Titanic were decorated and furnished with only the finest items. 1. Quote ship builders 92’ Thresh titanc “Everything has
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